Texas Tech University Athletics
Gregg leads, Red Raiders in second at Olympia Fields
September 18, 2026 | Men's Golf
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois – Texas Tech senior Ben Gregg owns the lead at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and the Red Raiders are just one stroke back on the team leaderboard with play suspended until Saturday due to darkness at the Olympia Fields Country Club. Previously scheduled as a three-day tournament, play was adjusted due to rain in the forecast with 36 continuous holes on Friday and the third and final round set for Saturday morning.
Texas Tech completed its two rounds on Friday, finishing at 25-under-under while Illinois leads its home tournament after posting 26-under. Arizona State was unable to finish its second round and is currently third at 24-under followed by Oklahoma State (-20) and Georgia Tech (-19) at the tournament. Teams that were unable to complete their second round on Friday night are scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday – followed by the final round.
Gregg leads the tournament at 11-under-par after shooting 6-under in his second round. His 64 came with eight birdies, nine pars and a double bogey being his only blemish in the round. Gregg, who finished as the runner-up earlier this week at the Iverness Intercollegiate for the best individual finish of his career, opened his day by shooting a 5-under 65, highlighted by making an eagle on the Par 5, 571-yard ninth hole. He added four birdies in a round that saw only one bogey on his scorecard through 18 holes at the tournament.
Gregg currently holds a one-stroke lead over Max Herendeen (Illinois) who is at 10-under while Oscar Couilleau (Arizona State) is at 9-under with three holes remaining in his second round.
Tech's Connor Graham is four strokes back of Gregg after shooting 7-under during his two rounds on Friday and is currently in seventh place. Graham started the day with a round of 1-under before catching fire and carding a 6-under, 64 in his second round. Graham recorded six birdies in a bogey-free round to complete the first day of the tournament. All five Red Raiders finished their first day of the tournament under par, including Adam Bresnu shooting 4-under which has him in T22 on the leaderboard and Tim Wiedemeyer and Simon Hovdal both at 2-under going into their final rounds.
The OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational is set to resume at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday with teams completing their second round followed by the third and final round.
Red Raiders in the Field (Rounds 1-2 Results)
1. Ben Gregg: 65-64 (-11)
7. Connor Graham: 69-64 (-7)
T22. Adam Bresnu: 70-66 (-4)
T44. Simon Hovdal: 69-69 (-2)
T44. Tim Wiedemeyer: 70-68 (-2)
The Red Raiders will follow this weekend's tournament by playing at the Ben Hogan Collegiate (Sept. 28-29) at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth before completing their fall schedule at the Big 12 Match Play (Oct. 12-13) at the Salt Lake City Country Club in Salt Lake City, Utah.
More on the Olympia Fields Country Club
Now in its 20th season, the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational welcomes the nation's top teams to the famed Olympia Fields Country Club. The club is home to several premier events, having played host to the U.S. Amateur (2015), two U.S. Opens (1928, 2003), two PGA Championships (1925, 1961), a U.S. Senior Open (1997), plus five Western Opens (1920, 1927, 1933, 1968, 1971) and the BMW Championship in 2020 and 2023. In 2026, due to renovations on the North Course, the event will be played on the club's South Course for the first time.
